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... is my life!? ... is dangerous!?
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Digital communication ...

Nowadays, almost nobody writes letters to their friends or hangs on the telephone for hours, but uses digital text message services, apps where you can spread and share pictures or record voice mails. As so called digital natives, what do you think about digital communication and its place in today's society?

... is my life!?

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... is dangerous!?

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5 points

First of all I’m NO digital native and NOT a fan of social media:|

Of course I have apps like WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook but I do not use them very often. I prefer to spend my time eating, sleeping or doing the English homeworks. One reason why people don’t like sending real letters could be that people become lazier and lazier from generation to generation. And sending a text message on What’sApp, Facebook etc. is way quicker than writing a whole letter.

But have you ever received a letter from your friends? It’s an amazing feeling and way more personal than getting a short answer to your previous messages. Nevertheless, I wouldn’t give up social media completely. It has become an important part of nowadays’ everyday life and even if I wanted to, I possibly couldn’t get along without digital communication or smartphone.

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3 points

This is so relatable. Of course I do use social media platforms - just like you do. WhatsApp (not sure about that one at all, I mean, is this even a social media platform?) and Instagram would be great examples for that. You barely will find someone in your age who doesn't use at least one of those. I think the reason for that might be the ongoing influx of the technology because we invent new devices and social media platforms time after time. However, I am not too active at these platforms at all. I only use WhatsApp to connect with people I know, to be informed or when I'm bored, to make the time pass by faster. Instagram, well, I only use it to stalk my favorite people that I know/celebrities even though I'm still posting some pictures if I want to. I could not imagine a life without the internet at all, might be for the reason that - kind of - my whole generation grew up using it. Sounds strange... However, this could just be the bitter truth. I have to say that many young people use Instagram as a chance to get attention by posting pictures and captions that show way too much skin or they act like they were broken but I know how it feels to have a war inside your head and how it feels to be empty inside. It's such a shame... How can some people think it would be ok to crave for attention like that? It should be taken more serious and not be used for getting people to recognize you. Furthermore, you have a excellent point about the situation of communicating back then - by sending a letter - I can't remember when the last time I recieved a letter has been. Must be like 6 years.... More or less... But hey, I received a postcard earlier this year 😂🤓. As a result, as mentioned before, I'm pretty sure that I could not live without digital communication either.

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LarsK(6) Clarified
2 points

I like your point of view. I'm not using social media that often like you and I also think that this way of communication is just supreme if we come them to the old ones.

(Besides I also like the fact that you mentions that ever generation get's lazier than the one before because a greek philosopher came up with the same idea as you. Which I think is kind of funny)

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If you write a letter, it takes days to get to the other person, but if you write a text message it only takes a few seconds. So, when I have something important to tell someone I can text them real quick and get an answer back a little short while after. Also to mention is, that digital communication is only dangerous or bad, when you decide it to be. For example, you start a fight with someone via text, it is your own choice to either talk it out in person or keep texting. To say digital communication in general is something dangerous is wrong, it always depends on the situation.

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LarsK(6) Clarified
2 points

I wouldn't say that you chose if it's dangerous. For example cyberbullying. I mean it's not like you could make it stop. Someone in this situation is pretty helpless. 🤔

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2 points

Digital communication is a for long time a extreme big part of our life. Everybody uses a type of digital communication, for example a Smartphone or a Computer. As far as I concern I can't remember a time without it. Well, if you ask me what I think about this topic, I would answer you that I'm a fan of the digitalisation. The communication got much easier since the Phone was established. News spread so much faster than bevore like 50 years. As well for international companys it's so important to hold the connection with their customers. All in all i enjoy the digital communication.

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On the one hand digital communication allows us to connect within a short time and you can share pictures and messages wherever you are, so that your friends, parents,.. are informed fast. Especially if you‘re on holidays, people will ask for vacation photos, the weather there and much more. Before digital communication letters and postcard arrived after one week oder later sometimes. Thanks to the easier way nowadays. But on the other hand we shouldn’t forget that digital communication leads us to a communication without gesture, mimic and emotions. Another point to be made is that we are addicted to the digital communication, so that we can’t imagine to live without it today.

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1 point

I think you’re right, the development of the communication has changed a lot & we’re quite dependent to digital communication

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I guess digital communication is kind of cool and practical and all.

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On the other hand I use my phone a lot and living without it sure is possible, but it can be very boring and make things like meeting up with friends a lot harder.

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1 point

I really love your argument it is writen very good. Also i like your username!!

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2 points

In the daily life i think it is very useful to write text messages instead of letters, the advantage is you can always send them without waiting until the person receives it and you don´t need that persons adress to write them.

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2 points

I think digital communication is a fine invention, but it's not my life. To be honest, I don't really use social media.

The only practical app for me is Whatsapp. In my opinion it's a good way to communicate with people. If you don't have that much time, you can get fast answers, of course you still should talk to people in the real life. Sometimes when I'm bored, I scroll through Instagram and watch some videos, but it's defenetly not an important part of my life. So all in all I think there are some usefull apps that can make your life easier.

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1 point

I wouldn’t say it is my life digital communication has taken a big part in our lives. Not just teenagers, even adults are using digital media. It is way much easier to connect with people all over the world. Sending a text message is much faster than write and send a letter. Talking face to face can also be very difficult because people are more busy these days. There are a lot of features to show your emotions on whatsapp like the emojis or the voice message. I don‘t think it is dangerous for teenagers if they keep focusing on real life and what really matters.

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1 point

I support your argument, because of how busy our lives became it is very hard to meet with people in person these days.

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Unfortunately, I’ve grown up with technology. Since I can remember, I always had a TV or a game console, but i guess it didn‘t had much impact on my childhood. However I had that things, I rather gone out and played football or building „forts“ in the woods with my friends. So, Digital communication isn‘t as bad as everyone say it is in my opinion. If you use your phone to write friends if they want to meet in reallife it is great, you dont need to call them or going to their houses, ringing the doorbell and so on. But if the communication is completly digital, it can be dangerous, because you can‘t learn social skills by pressing some buttons on a phone. For me, it is a huge part of my life. I stay in contact with my friends which I don‘t see that often since I finished secondary school in august. As long as I control my phone and my phone is not controlling me, everything is fine.

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1 point

At this age of time, any other form of communication is really outdated. A few of the old ways to communicate with people are writing letters, talking over the landline telephone or just meeting in person. With the technological advance, we experienced in our life, all of this was made a lot easier and more accessible for everyone. Now it just takes a short message to convey some kind of information.

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1 point

It's definitely not my life but I think it's a big part in every teenagers' life. In the past it was way much more difficult to talk with your friends if they live far away. Today you only have to write a message and you are able to talk with your friends. One big aspect why many people are using phones instead of penning a letter it is much faster. Only a few seconds after writing the text message your friend is able to read it. Whereas sending a letter may takes days. As a result I think the digital communication is a good growth because it simplified many processes like talking to a friend who lives in an other country

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1 point

So I got my first phone at the age of six because when I was at school my parents were at work so I can communicate with them. I would say my phone is a big part of my life but not the biggest one. However, my friends and my family are the most important persons in my life. It's much more fun hanging out with them than using my phone. Of course I scroll through Instagram and text with people to stay tuned but I think even though a smartphone got many features it takes more than likes to be happy.

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So is digital communication my life? First what is my life. It's: sleeping, eating, friends, family, music, Netflix, doing englisch homework etc.. So a big chunk of my life are friends. Only few I can visit spontan because they live in the same town as me. Other friends live quite far away from me. So if I want to stay in touch with them I have to use such digital communication. It's also more practical even for my closet friends (pun indented) to meet because I just have to write a short text and I know if they have time. So arguable digital communication is a part of my life.

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1 point

The world changed a lot in the last few years and the technical devices got more and more important for so many people.

Especially in the business sector they need the internet to get information about the market and the competitors.

In my opinion social media is an amazing invention.

I could think about living without the internet, but it just makes thinks easier. :)

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1 point

I think the reason why some people rather communicated through social-media instead of write a letter is that they can have their answer a way faster. In addition when you have some friends abroad you are sure that they receive your message and that your information can't get lost.

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1 point

I would not say that digital communication is my life, but certainly it is playing a main role in almost every teenagers daily routine. Furthermore, I think that I cant live without social media anymore. Today everyone has a smartphone, because it is so easy to communicate. It takes just some seconds to contact your friends. I would assert that lots of teens use there smartphone more than two Hours a day, as everyone has social medias like WhatsApp, Instagram or Snapchat. Perhaps, some use it as a status symbol, too. So all in all I think that nowadays we cant avoid social media and digitalization anymore.

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1 point

In my opinion digital communication is the main part of our Community. Without digital communication most of the young people wouldn't know what to do.

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0 points

It‘s definitely Not my life, but it is a Big part of it.

Every time I‘m bored, I unlock my smartphone and open WhatsApp, Instagram and Snapcht. Mostly, the main reason is Not because I am bored, but I want to Text a friend of mine or my family. Even if I think back 5 or 6 years ago, digital communication has a great rank in society. Almost everybody wrote SMS! Today, of course on smartphones, it has Developed to today‘s WhatsApp...

More and more I recognize digital communication is a necessarity today with all the international companies, globalization and For me the Most important reason: Simple and practical Communication.

As a Result I suppose that Nobody will Write letters anymore in 10 years! We can assume digital Communication won‘t only be MY life, But also YOUR Life in Future.

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5 points

I can't really say it's dangerous per say but it does make it easier to bring people together as well as drive people apart. With digital communication it's much easier to meet people from around the world but often it's at the cost of manners, attention and a risk of misunderstanding as one can't really tell tone with written word.

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3 points

Of course it's helpful being able to contact people with your phone or in some cases call for help, but most of the time it's just doing unnecessary things to kill some time. I see lots of people walking around not giving a shit about their environment and their view just glued to their phone. People talk to each other less and less because you can do with your smartphone.

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2 points

Digital communication sure is a nice thing and great to have. However, i wouldn't say it's my life. I think it's mostly dangerous for younger people who don't exactly know how to properly use digital communication.

A cool thing would be if kids would get a proper education about texting and social media in general from their local school.

To wrap this up, digital communication is a great thing if you know what you are doing.

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3 points

I think you’re right but it’s obviously the parents’ responsibility to keep an eye on their kids’ activities and explain them how social media should be used correctly.

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SpiceyNoodle(1) Clarified
2 points

Of course it's the parents obligation to keep a look out for those things. However, they can't be watching over them 24/7. And at least in the early 2000's most parents don't even know anything about social media etc., and prefer calling their friends with a stationary phone. That's why it's hard for them to keep an eye on stuff like that.

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1 point

I See your point. I'm the same opinion as you. To get rid of this problem young people should get to know about the risks they take if they use their phone and social media.

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1 point

I would agree. I really like the notion of teaching kids how social media works. It is important to talk about all the dangers and disadvantages of digital communication, as there is no future without.

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2 points

If you want my honest opinion I would tell you that digital communication is destoying our all wellbeing. Bevore 50 years, If you would have wanted to spend time with your friends you cant write a quick message without emotions, you had to drive to their house and ask him/her face to face. And when he's got no time or wasn't at home you were sad, and don't write the next and next... Nowadays teenagers weren't able to talk to each other, they sit next to a person, looking at their phone and hearing musik with their in-ears. That's so sad, their don't realize that the reallife is so much more interesting than the virtual world. I don't believe that we are able to bring this old times back, because no one want's to renounce the advantages of digital communication.

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2 points

I’ve got a splitted opinion about digital communication. On the one hand it’s way easier, quicker and incomplicated to send text messages instead of sending letters or phoning somebody. On the other hand, I think the way of communication nowadays has changed extremely compared to 10-20 years ago. These days it’s way inpersonal, you can’t express your real emotions behind your phone. It’s also quite sad that our genaration is so dependent to mobile phones. If you want to be up-to-date, you need a phone so that you don’t miss „important“ events. And if you’re having none, you’re an outcaster who lives in Stone Age. Nowadays you’re almost forced to communicate in the digital way, because everyone uses sheer social media accounts like WhatsApp, Snapchat or Instagram and isn’t reachable otherwise.

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1 point

You catched the point. I agree with your opinion about the quick change of communication and I liked your statement that our generation is so dependent to their mobile phones.

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2 points

Nowadays digital communication is so popular i think nobody can imagine how it is without it. However it can be very dangerous too, u can get a handyneck if u stare too long on your phone in the wrong position. Also if u write with a random person on the internet you never know with who u are writing, maybe it is a bad or dangerous person. Furthermore the most negative thing about is that people aren´t talking to each other face to face, the often prefer it to send text message where emotions or gestures doesn´t matter.

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1 point

wow, i never thought about it that way. You really changed my mind thanks for commenting here.

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2 points

Is digital communication dangerous? That sound a little over dramatic. It won't kill you (hopefully). However it can have severe consequences on you. When you use digital communication via text massages you will miss the respond, you would have get if you talked with him/her face to face. Whether the respond is positive or negative you can't see the reflection of your words/actions in someone's mimic, body language etc.. My point is that you will get dull, perhaps even apathetic in relation to emotion.

I'm aware that you also won't have this kind of respond on letters or phone calls. When you phone someone you have at least his/her's tone of voice. On letters it's a bit more complicated. There you have nothing more or nothing less that a text massage, but these are written much more carefully and with to say the least with passion.

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1 point

Although digital communication has a lot of positive aspects, there are also some serious precautions someone has to take. For instance, we are living in the age of social media, and with that in mind, many people spend hours upon hours of their day on these websites to receive a false feeling of belonging or to check on the status of the people they follow. Some major problems that could occur when spending that much time online would be obviously addiction, the grief for more 'fame' on the net, and just in general, to have the highest amount of friends or followers.

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In my opinion digital communication is destroying the face to face communication. You can see it in many restaurants people who are sitting at one table and instead of having a conversation both are simply on their phones an write text messages. Why did they meet at all if they are looking at their phones anyway? Everybody wants to live in a digital world but only a few people are aware of the consequences of this digital communication. You forget how to conduct conversations in real life and don't know how to deal without a phone.

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1 point

It may be that there are some hidden dangers but I wouldn't say social media is dangerous itself. You can be influenced by other people and get depressions or something like that if you get negative feedback. But you can protect yourself from that.

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I don‘t think it is dangerous but it changed our life. Hanging around with your phone isn‘t just contact friends or family. More frequently people use their smartphone to do unnecessary things like getting likes on instagram or play games. We could use that wasted time for meet friends or work on something.

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Digital communication is a main part of our daily life and the majority of us couldn‘t imagine of a day without it. But there are a lot of disadvantages, for instance the security of our privacy is unfortunately not garunteed and we don‘t know if someone can read or spread the private communications between us.

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On this website there was a lot of good opinions why is texting via smartphone positiv. But there are also negative effects. So the argument that you can lose your social skills. you also don't know anymore how to communicate with other people because you don't see them in real life and don't know how they act. This is why you don't know how to act when the person is crying in real life because in the virtual world you know the right emoji but not the right facial expressions. And now I am come to what I believe is that when you only communicate via your smartphone it can be bad for your social competences.

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1 point

Even though Almost everybody uses digital Communication, I recognize People forget how to have a conversation or a smalltalk with For example a stranger. Another danger of digital communication is the fact that you are Not Able to recognize the Gesture and Mimik of your conversational Partner. As a Result it is easy to Heat an Argument even if you didn‘t intended to.

So Finally I‘d say that digital communication has a lot of advantages but you should also think of the negative aspects like in the Text Above and know the dangers.

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Perhaps digital communication can be dangerous, however we cant live without. I think that if you use it right and a bit carefully nothing will happen. But unfortunately there are sometimes exceptions like cyberbullying too. I suppose that using social media in an appropriate way would not be very dangerous for the involved people.

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